Later, a tribe of black Africans settle in the area, and Tarzan's adopted mother, Kala, is killed by one of their hunters. Tarzan kills Kerchak and takes his place as "king" of the apes. As he grows up, Tarzan becomes a skilled hunter, exciting the jealousy of Kerchak, the ape leader, who finally attacks him. Upon his return from one visit to the cabin, he is attacked by a huge gorilla whom he manages to kill with his father's knife, although he is terribly wounded in the struggle. Using basic primers with pictures, over many years he teaches himself to read English, but having never heard it, cannot speak it. The infant Clayton, subsequently adopted by the she-ape Kala, is named Tarzan ('White Skin' in the ape language) and is raised in ignorance of his human heritage.Īs a boy, feeling alienated from his peers due to their physical differences, Tarzan discovers his true parents' cabin, where he first learns of others like himself in their books. At the age of one, his mother dies and soon thereafter his father is killed by the savage king ape, Kerchak. After an unstated amount of time later, their son John Clayton II is born. John and Alice (Rutherford) Clayton, Lord and Lady Greystoke of England, are marooned in the western coastal jungles of equatorial Africa in 1888. The later works are still under copyright in the United States. Tarzan has been adapted many times, complete or in part, for radio, television, stage, and cinema-it has been adapted for film more times than any book.Īs of 2020 the first ten books, through Tarzan and the Ant Men, are in the public domain worldwide. The titular Tarzan has been called one of the best-known literary characters in the world.
The series is considered a classic of literature and is the author's best-known work. There are also two works written by Burroughs especially for children that are not considered part of the main series. Tarzan is a series of 24 adventure novels written by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950) and published between 19, followed by several novels either co-written by Burroughs, or officially authorized by his estate.
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